>these are the kind of people getting paid to take photos meanwhile I cannot manage to get a single client no matter how hard I try
Fuck this I'm so fucking done with this dogshit hobby.
Photography is a fucking scam. it's a fucking sick joke.
I've spent years and hundreds of dollars marketing myself and doing free shoots to build up a portfolio but nobody fucking gives a shit or even knows I exist.
I know everything there is to know about cameras and editing and I've never been paid a single cent for it.